Tag: July
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The Final Kiss
by Teel James Glenn in Issue 102, July 2020 “The thing about dealing with amoral people is the certainty of it, Ada,” the blond bard said, “it is never a case of if they will betray you, it is always a matter of when. It makes things simpler and takes the suspense out of life.”…
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In the House of Vezzanius
by Davide Mana in Issue 102, July 2020 The rain made the roof tiles slick and gurgled down the drains, and draped a thicker gray shroud on the pale light of dawn. Bélise Nine Fingers cursed her good luck. Rain meant people stayed indoors and the few that braved the streets, huddled in their cloaks…
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Hondo’s Honor
by Carmine A. Tedeschi in Issue 102, July 2020 To a Skree fighter, exile is a fate worse than death. `Better to die in battle and please the Maker.’ In darkness, Hondo hiked to the cliff face. A steady wind blew warm across the semi-arid peninsula. Waves crashed below. The smell of cooked grain wafted…
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The Barakoth of Glendor
by Samuel Kennedy in Issue 90, July 2019 There wasn’t even a ripple on the stagnant water. The Battle of the Southern Guilds had taken place less than a week earlier, and the plains of Polmarta were still littered with the bodies of the fallen, but Duna was already almost a hundred miles away. Surrounded…
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Fortune Favors
by T. R. North in Issue 90, July 2019 The peddler adjusted the broad brim of his floppy hat and tugged at the reins in his hand. The horses pulling his wagon came to a halt, gears in their knees and shoulders straining at the sudden stop. A soft puff of steam escaped their nostrils,…